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Can the polygraph test really spot a lie?
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Can the polygraph test really spot a lie?

Throughline 20.10.2026 20 min
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From dating shows to police interrogation rooms, the polygraph test has long been marketed as a way to detect deception. But can it really? And who decided we needed a truth machine in the first place? In this episode, a Throughline listener sends us on a quest to uncover the story of the lie detector.Guests:Ken Alder, professor of history at…

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